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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kelvin_cole5050@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "kelvincole100" <kelvincole100@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:06:26 -0600
Subject: compensatin


My Dear Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in gettingthose funds
transffered under the cooperation of a new partner fromparaguay.
Presently i'm in paraguay for investment projects with myown share of the
total sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past effortsand attempts to
assit
me in transffering those funds despite that itfailed us somehow. Now contact
my secretary in BENIN his name isKELVIN COLE his
email;kelvin_cole5050@yahoo.co.uk; ask him to send youthe total
$800.000.00 (EIGTH HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS)certifiedbank draft which
i raised in your favour for your compensation for allthe past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter.

Iappreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free
and getintouched with my secretary KELVIN COLE and give him your address
where to send the draft to you.Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness atthat
time.in the moment,i'm very busy here because of the investmentprojects
which me and the new partner are having at hand,finally,remember that i
had
forwarded instruction to the secretaryon your behalf to receive that
money,so
feel free to get in touch with KELVIN COLE without any delay.
EMAIL CONTACT;kelvin_cole5050@yahoo.co.uk;
best regards,
Mike Uderah,

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